A man lay dying in the streetsA thousand people fell down on their kneesAny other day he would have beenPreachingReaching all the people there Oh Lord Lord

But Lord knows I can't change what I sawI Say God Rest His Soul

The Memphis battleground was redCause blood came pouring from his head Women and children fallin' downCryingFor the man they loved so wellOh Lord, LordBut Lord knows I can't change what I sawI say God rest his soul

(I break here)

But Lord knows I can't change what I sawI say God rest his soul

The morning sun will rise againWith all the passions growing thin What we gonna do when war is come and we're DyingDying for the cause I know